What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture 1 Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation wat...........

Agriculture ( Patwari Exam) Farming Practise and Agri Eduaction

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What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture?

1. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible.

2. Efficient application of Rock Phosphate and all other phosphatic fertilizers is possible.

3. Increased availability of nutrients to plants is possible.

4. Reduction in the leaching of chemical nutrients is possible.

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1, 2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

2, 3 and 4 only

Explanation:

Fertigation’ is the technique of supplying dissolved fertilizer to crops through an irrigation system. In fertigation systems, without control - uniformity in the acid injection can be achieved by adjusting the injector flow rate in correlation with the volume of the acid stock solution.